Anintelligent,eccentrichighschoolseniordevoteshislifetoindulgingtheeverywhimofthebeautifulgirlheadoresinthisquirky,dark-humoredcomedy.RoddyMcDowallplaysAlanMusgrave,anoddduckwhoimmediatelyfallsfortheschoolsnewstudent,BarbaraAnnGreene(TuesdayWeld).Usinghisquickwits,hehelpsherwinacceptanceamongstthepopulargirlsandacushyjobintheprincipalsoffice.Neverdemandinganythinginreturn,Alandoesntevencomplainwhenshefallsforanupper-classcollegeboy,andhedoeseverythinghecantobringthetwotogether.However,astimepasses,thisseeminglywell-intentioneddedicationspinsoutofcontrol,withresultsthatbecomeincreasinglybizarreandevenpotentiallyfatal.Theirreverentattitudeanderratictonemaybeanacquiredtaste,butthefilmsaudacioushumorandidiosyncraticapproachhavewonitacultfollowing.~JuddBlaise,AllMovieGuide
